CHAPTER 22
SEEDS OF DOUBT PLANTED
Teresa sat out at the pool the next day basking in the sun. Fox had went into the recording studio. They were getting to sign a new singer to the label and he had to be there to help work out all of the negotiations. A shadow came over Teresa. "Great! I came here for some relaxation and some sun and I can't seem to get either one."
"Sorry, I guess I'm blocking your sun."
Teresa looked up, "Dylan! Hey, I'm sorry. I thought maybe it was getting cloudy."
"No, sorry, it's just me." He smiled down at Teresa. Teresa looked into his deep blue eyes. She could've definitely fallen for this guy in a different time or a different place.
"Here, have a seat." Teresa moved her towel that sat on the lounge chair beside her. "Long time no see. Where have you been? I take it you and Fox maybe had a falling out."
"Yeah, I guess you've heard?"
"No, actually I haven't. Fox want talk about it. I just put two and two together. You're stuff was gone and you haven't been back to the apartment in awhile. I figured you two maybe had a disagreement."
Dylan shook his head yes, "Fox's has changed a lot since the old days."
"That's what men do when they grow up, Dylan." She smiled.
"Really, I guess I'm still a child at heart then."
"Don't worry, Dylan. You're not the only one suffering from that."
Dylan shook his head, "Yes, Teresa, I've heard you're quite the dreamer." Dylan picked up the bottle of suntan lotion sitting on the table beside him. Inspiration struck. "Teresa, honey, your shoulders are getting red. Would you like for me to rub some suntan lotion on you?"
"Really, I hate getting sunburnt."
"Here turn around so I can rub some on your back." Dylan picked up the bottle and squirted some out in his hand. "This is going to be cold, Teresa." He said placing his hand with the lotion on her back.
Teresa gasp, "Yeah, you can say that again."
Dylan rubbed the lotion into her shoulders and back, massaging her gently as he did so. Dylan loved the feel of her. That son-of-a-bitch, Fox, always got all the good women. Not this time he thought. "Your skin is so soft, Teresa." Dylan massaged her shoulders.
"Uh-huh." Teresa barely got out.
"You're a beautiful woman, Teresa. You've been taken for granted by men for far too long."
His words stunned Teresa. "What are you talking about, Dylan."
He smiled out of the corner of his mouth unseen by Teresa. "I'm talking about Ethan and Fox."
"What about them?" She whispered, unsure she truly wanted to know the answer to that question.
"Clearly they both have taken you for granted, Teresa. Ethan got what he wanted out of you and then he left you. Don't you think Fox will do the same thing when he's got all he's wanted out of you?"
Teresa shook her head, "No, Fox is different, Dylan."
"Yeah, and is that not the same thing you said about Ethan when everyone was warning you not get involved with a Crane?"
"It's not the same. Fox is special, Dylan. I see something in him no one else sees."
"You're wrong, Teresa. They may have different fathers, but they were still raised by Ivy and Julian. And as much as they would hate to admit it they are definitely a lot alike."
"There nothing a like, Dylan. You're wrong!" Teresa raised her voice.
Dylan put up his hands palms out, "Calm down, Teresa. I'm sorry if I'm upsetting you. That was not my intentions. I'm just warning you to keep up your guard with Fox. It's not secret that him and Ethan loathe each other. Don't you think it's a little convenient that Fox has his sites set on you? You would be the ultimate revenge for him against Ethan."
Tears came to Teresa's eyes. "No, Dylan, no. You're wrong."
He looked at Teresa with mock sincerity, "I sure as hell hope so, Teresa. I truly do." He looked down at his watch, "Look, I have to go. I meeting some investors about purchasing the night club we attended the other night. "Thank about what I said, Teresa. I would hate to see a wonderful girl like you get hurt again. You deserve a man that could give you everything you need and more."
Teresa grabbed her towel and wrapped it around, "I'll think about it, Dylan, but I think you're wrong." She stormed off into the safety of her apartment.
Dylan just stood there smiling, proud of himself. "Don't worry, Teresa, Fox will screw up sooner or later. He always does. When he does I'll be there to pickup the pieces. I could give you everything you want or could ever need, Teresa. Eventually you'll realize that."
***okay, guys, what do you think? I know it's been awhile since I updated, so I hope you've not lost interest in the story. I've had some personal issues lately that have taken priority. They're resolved now and I hope to be updating more often. Anyways, I've not decided yet who the bad guys truly are in this story. I think I'm actually going to put some names in a bowl and just pick out two random people. Got any ideas?***
SEEDS OF DOUBT PLANTED
Teresa sat out at the pool the next day basking in the sun. Fox had went into the recording studio. They were getting to sign a new singer to the label and he had to be there to help work out all of the negotiations. A shadow came over Teresa. "Great! I came here for some relaxation and some sun and I can't seem to get either one."
"Sorry, I guess I'm blocking your sun."
Teresa looked up, "Dylan! Hey, I'm sorry. I thought maybe it was getting cloudy."
"No, sorry, it's just me." He smiled down at Teresa. Teresa looked into his deep blue eyes. She could've definitely fallen for this guy in a different time or a different place.
"Here, have a seat." Teresa moved her towel that sat on the lounge chair beside her. "Long time no see. Where have you been? I take it you and Fox maybe had a falling out."
"Yeah, I guess you've heard?"
"No, actually I haven't. Fox want talk about it. I just put two and two together. You're stuff was gone and you haven't been back to the apartment in awhile. I figured you two maybe had a disagreement."
Dylan shook his head yes, "Fox's has changed a lot since the old days."
"That's what men do when they grow up, Dylan." She smiled.
"Really, I guess I'm still a child at heart then."
"Don't worry, Dylan. You're not the only one suffering from that."
Dylan shook his head, "Yes, Teresa, I've heard you're quite the dreamer." Dylan picked up the bottle of suntan lotion sitting on the table beside him. Inspiration struck. "Teresa, honey, your shoulders are getting red. Would you like for me to rub some suntan lotion on you?"
"Really, I hate getting sunburnt."
"Here turn around so I can rub some on your back." Dylan picked up the bottle and squirted some out in his hand. "This is going to be cold, Teresa." He said placing his hand with the lotion on her back.
Teresa gasp, "Yeah, you can say that again."
Dylan rubbed the lotion into her shoulders and back, massaging her gently as he did so. Dylan loved the feel of her. That son-of-a-bitch, Fox, always got all the good women. Not this time he thought. "Your skin is so soft, Teresa." Dylan massaged her shoulders.
"Uh-huh." Teresa barely got out.
"You're a beautiful woman, Teresa. You've been taken for granted by men for far too long."
His words stunned Teresa. "What are you talking about, Dylan."
He smiled out of the corner of his mouth unseen by Teresa. "I'm talking about Ethan and Fox."
"What about them?" She whispered, unsure she truly wanted to know the answer to that question.
"Clearly they both have taken you for granted, Teresa. Ethan got what he wanted out of you and then he left you. Don't you think Fox will do the same thing when he's got all he's wanted out of you?"
Teresa shook her head, "No, Fox is different, Dylan."
"Yeah, and is that not the same thing you said about Ethan when everyone was warning you not get involved with a Crane?"
"It's not the same. Fox is special, Dylan. I see something in him no one else sees."
"You're wrong, Teresa. They may have different fathers, but they were still raised by Ivy and Julian. And as much as they would hate to admit it they are definitely a lot alike."
"There nothing a like, Dylan. You're wrong!" Teresa raised her voice.
Dylan put up his hands palms out, "Calm down, Teresa. I'm sorry if I'm upsetting you. That was not my intentions. I'm just warning you to keep up your guard with Fox. It's not secret that him and Ethan loathe each other. Don't you think it's a little convenient that Fox has his sites set on you? You would be the ultimate revenge for him against Ethan."
Tears came to Teresa's eyes. "No, Dylan, no. You're wrong."
He looked at Teresa with mock sincerity, "I sure as hell hope so, Teresa. I truly do." He looked down at his watch, "Look, I have to go. I meeting some investors about purchasing the night club we attended the other night. "Thank about what I said, Teresa. I would hate to see a wonderful girl like you get hurt again. You deserve a man that could give you everything you need and more."
Teresa grabbed her towel and wrapped it around, "I'll think about it, Dylan, but I think you're wrong." She stormed off into the safety of her apartment.
Dylan just stood there smiling, proud of himself. "Don't worry, Teresa, Fox will screw up sooner or later. He always does. When he does I'll be there to pickup the pieces. I could give you everything you want or could ever need, Teresa. Eventually you'll realize that."
***okay, guys, what do you think? I know it's been awhile since I updated, so I hope you've not lost interest in the story. I've had some personal issues lately that have taken priority. They're resolved now and I hope to be updating more often. Anyways, I've not decided yet who the bad guys truly are in this story. I think I'm actually going to put some names in a bowl and just pick out two random people. Got any ideas?***